Too Late To Kneel

**Verse I**

You found my name again

Buried in the quiet

Said it like it still belonged to you

Like I hadn’t learned how to live without it

You said you were lost

You said you were wrong

You said all the words

You should’ve said before

But I don’t recognize the sound of your voice

When it’s asking instead of taking

**Pre-Chorus**

You want forgiveness

I wanted choice

We’re not standing in the same moment

**Chorus (Cold / Heavy)**

YOU DON’T GET TO TOUCH ME NOW

YOU DON’T GET TO COME BACK CLEAN

I DIED IN YOUR HANDS

AND YOU STEPPED OVER ME

DON’T KNEEL AT MY DOOR

LIKE I’M STILL YOUR GOD

I BLED FOR YOU ONCE

AND YOU WALKED ON

**Verse II**

You say you’ve changed

You say you finally see

But all I see is someone reaching

For the version of me that doesn’t breathe

You don’t miss *me*

You miss the weight I carried

You miss the way I stayed

When staying was killing me

**Pre-Chorus (Rising)**

You came back looking for shelter

I stopped being a home

**Chorus (Heavier)**

YOU DON’T GET MY TIME

YOU DON’T GET MY SKIN

YOU DON’T GET THE PART OF ME

THAT WOULD’VE LET YOU IN

I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING

WHEN YOU NEEDED IT MOST

NOW I’M EMPTY

AND YOU’RE JUST A GHOST

**Bridge (Ritualistic / Cutting)**

YOU WANT THE DEVOTION

WITHOUT THE COST

YOU WANT THE LOVE

I HAD TO LOSE

YOU DON’T MISS THE DAMAGE

YOU MISS THE USE

**BREAKDOWN (Measured, venomous)**

DON’T SAY MY NAME

LIKE IT STILL MEANS STAY

DON’T TOUCH MY HAND

LIKE I WON’T PULL AWAY

YOU HAD YOUR TURN

YOU MADE YOUR CHOICE

NOW LIVE WITH IT

**Final Chorus (Final, merciless)**

YOU DON’T GET TO COME BACK NOW

NOT AFTER WHAT YOU TOOK

I AM NOT THE SAME

I AM NOT YOUR HOPE

I CLOSED MY CHEST

I BURIED THE KEY

AND WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR

ISN’T ME

**Outro (Quiet, resolved)**

I hope you heal

I hope you learn

But you don’t get

What I became

I survived you

And that’s the end

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